Warning: not for the faint of heart! Two things I avoided drawing when I was younger were hands and feet. However, by avoiding the most complicated part of the body, I was ignoring the most fascinating.
My drawing professor was adamant that the best way to improve your drawing skills is observation of nature. Dr. Stacy Tylka at Washington University's Medical School was kind enough to let me sit in on an anatomy course, where I was able to sketch from cadavers - it sounds terrifying, I know, but I couldn't wait to go back. The set-up was very professional, and the medical students were warm and welcoming.
I could only make these quick sketches in the hour that class was in session, but it definitely helped me to improve. In the margins, I couldn't help but jot down some interesting things I heard the students mutter, or some prose that comes to mind; I find it refreshes my mind so that I don't get bored or tired with a drawing.
It's snowing here - stay warm!
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Looks like you are facing your drawing fears :) they look great!
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DeleteYikes, using dead bodies to draw from! :x Never heard of that before!
ReplyDeleteThe sketches look good too!
We might get some snow at the end of the day too! Keep warm! :]
Indeed, it was scary at first! Thank you!x
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DeleteI always hear that people have the most problem with hands and feet when it comes to drawing. Of course, practice always makes perfect :) I can tell you're making progress!
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Deletethese sketches are wonderful! i have been drawing all my life too and i still avoid the hands and feet ... but after spending weeks in anatomy lab, i never realized the artistic opportunities! thanks for this inspiration and i'm impressed. i'm sure the medical students can learn from your insight too!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Angie - now that you're a medical student, you'll be in the lab all the time, eh? Let me know if you ever spend some time sketching, I'd love to see it :) x
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